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Those who are familiar with Zeng Guofan know that this person is not the second generation of officials, not the second generation of wealth, the third generation of ancestors has no meritorious and famous people, and there is no powerful person in the family. He has no roots in officialdom.

In addition, he is clumsy, not good at change, and rustic, unlike those big and small ** in the capital.

From today's point of view, Zeng Guofan has no advantage in officialdom, and at best he can only be a junior clerk for a lifetime.

However, it is such a "multi-product" that can be promoted 7 times in 10 years and jump 10 levels in a row.

So, how exactly did Zeng Guofan do it?

Before solving this problem, let's take a look at the 10-year promotion history of Zeng Guofan!

In the twentieth year of Daoguang (1840), Zeng Guofan ranked 19th in the second class in the dispersal examination, and was awarded the review of the Hanlin Academy, and since then his career has begun.

In the twenty-third year of Daoguang (1843), Zeng Guofan was promoted to the rank of attendant of the Hanlin AcademyIn the twenty-seventh year of Daoguang (1847), he was promoted to the rank of cabinet scholar;In the twenty-ninth year of Daoguang (1849), he was promoted to the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

We know that the official system of the Qing Dynasty was altogether"Nine products and eighteen orders"., and each grade has ** and subordinate.

Zeng Guofan was promoted from the seventh rank reviewed by the Hanlin Academy to the second rank of the Ministry of Rites, and he crossed 10 levels during this period.

He once said in his family letter: I am"Seven moves in ten years, ten levels in a row".

Zeng Guofan's promotion speed set a record for the Daoguang Dynasty. And this kind of promotion speed was not only rare at that time, but even now, it is extremely rare.

You must know that the governor of the Qing Dynasty is only a second grade, and Zeng Guofan only took 10 years to achieve a "provincial and ministerial level", which is very remarkable.

So, how did Zeng Guofan, who has no power, no background, and no background, do all this?

In fact, there are many reasons, and one of the most important reasons is to benefitHe is highly self-managed.

Although Zeng Guofan was named Hanlin, this does not mean that his career has been smooth all the way, and his official fortune has been prosperous since then.

On the contrary, this is only a very low starting point, and you have to deal with fierce competition all the time, and if you are not careful, you will lose everything.

In Hanlin, the successful competitor is famous"Red Hanlin"., This kind of person will be promoted very quickly, enter the South Study, and become a close minister of the emperor.

The loser of the competition, named"Black Hanlin"., it is very likely that he can only stay in the Hanlin Academy, holding this so-called "golden rice bowl", being a small clerk for a lifetime, or just a magistrate.

Of course, if you are lucky, you may go to a place with more "oil and water", which can also guarantee your life.

But this matter was basically unrealistic in the late Qing Dynasty, and the local people were so poor that they were to death, so what else could they "oil and water" be fished?

In a word: the winners soar into the sky, and the losers falter!

So, whether Hanlin ** is promoted or not, whether it is red or black, what is the main dependence?

It's simple—By "exams"!

This kind of test is similar to our current entrance exam, but the nature and method of the test are different.

High school students are called "college entrance examinations" when they take the university entrance examination, and the rank of Hanlin ** examiner is called"Hanlin Big Exam"., which is held only once every few years.

However, unlike the general exam, the Hallym exam is sudden, and no clear time notice will be given before the exam, the purpose is to test the true level of the students.

Therefore, the most important thing in Hanlin's career is to prepare for the big exam!Zeng Guofan is naturally no exception.

Before the big exam, the Hanlin ** people lived very freely, in the words of a sentence that circulated in Beijing at that time: "The gold-topped pearl coat sable, the immortals are free all day long."

But there is a second half of this sentence, called"Suddenly, it is rumored that the soul of the big test has fallen, and the gods will not be spared when they retire."。That is to say, when they heard that there was going to be a big exam, they were all scared.

Why is there such a big contrast?

We said it aboveBecause the big exam determines the fate of Hanlin's career.

And this is not to say that you don't want to be promoted, and if you don't do well in the exam, you may be demoted at any time, or even dismissed and go home.

Therefore, if Hanlin ** can't manage himself well during this period and work hard to learn Xi progress, then even if he temporarily retains his official position, he will eventually be eliminated.

When Zeng Guofan first came to Beijing, he was a little flustered, his self-management ability was relatively poor, he was scattered all day long, and he spent very little time studying Xi.

But after he decided to "learn to be a saint", his self-management skills improved rapidly. In his diary, he recorded 12 rules of life and curriculum standards!

Article 1: Respect. Neat and serious, always careless. When there is nothing to do, the heart is in the cavity, and when there is something to do, it is not complicated. Qingming is bowing, like the rising of the sun.

Rule 2: Meditation. Every day, no matter what time of day, meditate for four moments and experience the benevolence of repetition. Positive condensation, such as the town of Ding.

Rule 3: Wake up early. Wake up at dawn, don't fall in love when you wake up.

Article 4: Reading is the only thing. If you don't finish a book, don't read his book. Reading from east to west, in vain to be outsiders.

Article 5: Read history. Bingshen bought "Twenty-three History" in the year, and the adult said: "You borrow money to buy books, I don't hesitate to try my best to sew for Ermi, and if you can circle it again, you will live up to me." "After that, ten leaves were circled every day, and there was no filial piety.

Article 6: Caution. Pay attention, the first effort.

Article 7: Nourish Qi. The air is hidden in the dantian, and there is nothing that cannot be said to people.

Article 8: Self-preservation. On October 22, he was instructed by the Lord: "Labor, abstinence, and diet." "Always treat it as a recuperation.

Article 9: The day knows what is dead. Reading every day to record the words of experience, there is a deep meaning is to favor people.

Article 10: The month does not forget what you can. Write several poems every month to test the amount of accumulation and the prosperity of qi. Don't just delay it, it's most likely to be spoiled.

Article 11: Writing. Compose words for half an hour after the meal. All pen and ink entertainment, as their own homework. If nothing is left for tomorrow, it will become more and more difficult to clear up.

Article 12: Do not go out at night. Fatigue and fatigue, cut and cut off.

Let's briefly translate these 12 rules and courses, mainly including the following points:

The first is to get up early, get up before dawn every day, and resolutely do not lie in bed;

Many people should be well aware of this!The most precious time of the day is the morning.

If you wake up early in the morning, then you will find that you have a lot of time in your day and a lot of things to accomplish.

But if you sleep until noon or afternoon, you wake up and have a meal, and then the time is quickly worn off, and there is very little to do.

Therefore, for each of us, we should develop a good Xi of going to bed early and waking up early.

The second is to meditate, four hours a day, which is an hour. Let your mind calm down, don't be in a state of impetuousness every day, and be led by things.

In this fast-paced era, many of us hardly have the time to think calmly, and studying and working every day Xi occupy most of our time, and whenever we have free time, we naturally want to use various entertainment activities to relax ourselves.

Even if you are lying in bed, you have to play with your mobile phone to make yourself tired before you fall asleep, and there is no time to think calmly.

But over time, this will put us in a state of impetuousness, unable to make ourselves truly improve.

If one wants to be successful, one must be diligent in thinkingAsk yourself more questions: What are the things that need to be made up?What needs to be improved or corrected?What are some things that should be consulted by others?

Only in this way will we continue to move forward and eventually succeed!

The third is to read a book, set the number of pages to be read every day, and never read the next book until one book is finished.

Zeng Guofan is a famous "bookworm", often unable to release the book, he can bear the "bitterness" of reading, and naturally he can also enjoy the "blessing" of reading.

His cultural accomplishment, wisdom and pattern of dealing with others are inseparable from his love of reading and being good at reading.

Zeng Guofan was selective in his reading, and he especially loved ancient historical books, because he could get a lot of useful ways of governing the country and dealing with people from them.

Reading history can be learned, and knowing the past can learn from the present!The reason why Zeng Guofan was able to achieve such a high achievement is inseparable from his love of reading books and reading history books.

But nowadays, very few people can read consistently, why?

First, the Xi of work and study has made us anxious, as soon as we have time, of course, it is entertainment and "enjoyment" of life, ** and have the energy to study?

Second, reading books does not allow us to see the effect immediately;Even though many people say that reading books has many benefits, we still read three or four books, so we can't stick to it.

Why do so many people like to play games?

In addition to its own virtual stimulation, it is more important because it is able to see the results very quickly, whether it is a win or a loss, it is just a matter of more than ten minutes.

But reading a book is not, reading a book takes a long time to see the effect, and this effect is subtle and does not directly bring you a huge return.

However, in the long run, reading books is naturally much better than playing games, after all, the knowledge in it, even if you can only use a little bit, is good.

Zeng Guofan advocated reading, and if he didn't finish reading this one, he would never read the other, which is to make us firm in our determination to read, step by step!

The fourth is to be cautious, always vigilant, and don't talk nonsense!

"Speaking is an art".I'm afraid no one knows this truth, but there are not many who can really do it.

People who can't speak are typical of "low emotional intelligence", and such people often don't get the favor and recognition of others.

Not being able to speak, you will not get any benefit yourself except to make others feel disgusted with you.

Zeng Guofan particularly emphasized that he should say what should be said, and resolutely not say what should not be said, and if he says too much, he will make mistakes, and he must learn to be cautious.

The fifth is to protect the body, save labor, abstinence, and diet;

The body is the capital of the revolution", everyone knows this truth, and there is no need to say more. No matter how busy you are at work, how strong your desires are, or how delicious your food is, you must learn moderation.

Those who do not restrain themselves will eventually pay for it!

The sixth is to keep a diary, record the things you experience every day, reflect and summarize them at all times, so that you can improve yourself.

As the saying goes"A good memory is better than a bad pen".We can record our daily work experience, all kinds of inspiring things we talk about when chatting with friends, good words and sentences we read, and a certain idea that comes to our minds.

Don't underestimate these daily notes, it's these humble diaries that are likely to drive you to success.

The seventh is to write a few articles and poems every month, and practice words for half an hour every day.

Of course, the threshold for writing poetry is very high, and it is by no means easy for many of us, but we can do things like writing articles and practicing calligraphy.

Writing articles can train our writing, practicing words can improve our writing level, and setting the time for practicing Xi every day will surely see progress over time.

Nowadays, our work and life are inseparable from electronic products, and the text basically only appears on electronic products, and the situation of forgetting to write often occurs, so practicing words and writing articles is what each of us should do.

The eighth is not to go out at night, and don't go out to chat and play with friends after dark!

When you go out with friends at night, you either drink and hang out in a nightclub, which is not only bad for your body, but also bad for your money.

It's better to spend more time with your family at home, or read a book, learn a skill or two, and then go to bed early and get up early, so that you can improve yourself.

Of course, it does not mean that you have to be a "non-mortal" saint, on the contrary, occasional socialization is necessary. Otherwise, in the long run, there will be no friends to ask you to hang out!

Therefore, we must be able to understand these words of Zeng Guofan correctly and in combination with reality.

Of course, if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that most of Zeng Guofan's 12 daily lessons are related to the Hanlin University Examination.

For example, Article 11 requires yourself to write for half an hour after dinner every day, because the quality of handwriting during the exam largely determines whether you can pass the test.

In addition, he stipulated that he should regularly write articles, compose poems, read books, write diaries, etc., and basically prepare for the Hanlin University Examination.

After all, the Hanlin University Examination is different from the general imperial examination, and the content of the examination is no longer Baguwen, but to examine a person's learning and insight, so it is necessary to have a wide range of knowledge, even "know astronomy and geography".

It is precisely because of these 12 daily classes that Zeng Guofan's life has become very regular, and he is more prepared for the sudden exam than others.

In fact, it is simply nine words: "Everything is foreseen, and everything is not predetermined." ”

Of course, some of Zeng Guofan's 12 daily lessons are beneficial to many of us, and it is not impossible to emulate Xi!

In the twenty-third year of Daoguang (1843), that is, two years after Zeng Guofan arrived in the capital, he caught up with the first Hanlin examination.

The general Hanlin exam is held every 6 years or so, but this time it was only 4 years apart.

In the face of such a sudden big test, Zeng Guofan, like other Hanlin **, was also very frightened.

He once wrote in his diary: "On the tenth day of the first month, the big exam shocked the emperor ...... when he heard itI'm afraid it's hard to finish the roll. ”

But whether frightened or not, the Hanlin exam is still coming, and he and the others must face this reality.

The examination was held in the Zhengda Guangming Hall of the Old Summer Palace, and a total of 127 people participated in the examination, of which 3 people were sick and did not dare to enter the examination room.

After arriving at the examination room, there was a ** who was kicked out of the examination room because he carried a cheat sheet and was directly handed over to the Criminal Department for punishment.

In this exam, the atmosphere was very tense, and more than 100 **, including Zeng Guofan, all of them were completed in a state of trembling and fear.

After leaving the examination room, Zeng Guofan showed his draft test paper to his friends and commented on how well he answered.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, something will happen when you look at it, Zeng Guofan made a major mistake in the article, and there was an allusion that was used incorrectly.

After Zeng Guofan saw it, he couldn't help but be shocked and regretted, and said repeatedly: "I'm so careless, why don't I say anything!."”

After returning home in the evening, Zeng Guofan and his wife Ouyang sat silently opposite each other without saying a word during the period.

At this time, Zeng Guofan's heart can be said to be regretful.

Tossing and turning in bed while sleeping, he criticized himself in his diary, saying: "It is really shameful that the so-called people who know their fate on weekdays are so much." "In other words, the usual cultivation is useless!

Three days later, the big list was announced, but the result was completely unexpected by Zeng Guofan!

Zeng Guofan, who originally thought that he would fall into Sun Shan and leave with a roll of his face, found that his results were not bad, ranking first in the second class.

There are five people in the first class, which means that Zeng Guofan ranked sixth among more than 100 people, and steadily entered the top ten.

After seeing this result, Zeng Guofan's originally tumultuous heart finally calmed down!

So, didn't the examiner and the emperor see the errors in the dictionaries in his article?Or did they deliberately let Zeng Guo have a fan?

It turned out that because Zeng Guofan maintained a good state in the exam, the article was smooth and organized, and the reasoning was thorough, which was deeply appreciated by the examiner.

As for the dictionary error in the article, it was ignored by the examiner and the emperor because the whole article was smooth and reasonable.

The next day, Emperor Daoguang personally summoned Zeng Guofan, and then promoted him to the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, and his official rank was promoted from the original seventh rank to the fifth rank, and he was suddenly promoted to four levels.

In the face of Emperor Daoguang's appreciation, Zeng Guofan, on the one hand, said that he was "extremely ashamed of his great mistakes and high ranks";On the other hand, I couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurriedly wrote a letter to my family to report the good news.

In a letter to his family, he wrote:

"In the past, only Chen Wensu Gong (known as Dashou, Minister of Military Aircraft of the Qianlong Dynasty) was promoted to the first class to be edited and promoted, and recently Mr. Hu Yunge was promoted to the fourth class with a bachelor's degree, and there were only three grandchildren. Sun's rank is not as high as Chen Wensu's, and his promotion is the same. This emperor's exceptional grace is also. ”

Chen Dashou was engaged in editing and promoted to attendant, and he was promoted from review to attendant, and the grade of promotion was the same.

But the only difference is that Chen Dashou was the first to be promoted in the exam, while he was the sixth to be promoted.

This shows that he has received the emperor's "special" acquaintance, and compared to Chen Dashou, he is indeed a little more powerful.

From this letter, it is not difficult to see the irrepressible excitement and excitement after Zeng Guofan's promotion.

Of course, whoever experiences such a promotion will also feel very excited, after all, this can be taken out and "blown for a lifetime"!

In March of the 27th year of Daoguang (1847), the Hanlin Academy ushered in another big examination, and Zeng Guofan was promoted to the rank of Cabinet Bachelor and Chamberlain of the Ministry of Rites with the fourth place in the second class.

That is to say, Zeng Guofan's actual position is a cabinet bachelor, but he enjoys the level of "squire".

I have to admit that this is another rare leap, from the original from the fourth grade, to the second grade at once, and since then he has entered the ranks of senior Beijing officials.

In the face of such a promotion, Zeng Guofan was of course overjoyed, and in his letter home, he wrote:

"From the fourth grade to the second grade, beyond the fourth level, the relocation is not inferior to ......There is no one in Hunan who is thirty-seven years old to the second grade."

So you see, if each of us can be like Zeng Guofan and prepare everything in advance, then when we encounter an accident, we will not panic and solve the problem easily.

And if you want to do this, you have to have strong self-management skills, otherwise it will be difficult to stick to it.

Why was Zeng Guofan able to "move seven times in ten years and jump ten levels in a row"?Isn't it because he has strong and superb self-management skills?